Masculine Birthday Card

I always struggle with male cards but it was step son's birthday a few weeks ago and I had to come up with a card.  It took a couple of days of pushing bits of cardstock around but I was thrilled with the end result.  Can you believe it took two days to make one card!!!!!!!

I wanted to use the Dictionary background stamp but I didn't have it so I had to improvise with the stamp from the Open Sea and my stamp-a-ma-jig.

Card Front




Card Inside

 

I hope everyone in the southern hempisphere is keeping warm as it has been pretty frosty around our place for the last week.  Even the water troughs are freezing over.  Here is Bandit and Schiska sitting outside in the frost.  They weren't out there long and I soon found them warming themselves in the front of the fire.

 

This is Schiska's "I am not impressed" face.  She doesn't like the cold.

 

 

Thank you for visiting

Sharon

 

Supplies Used
Stamps:  By the Tide, The Open Sea and Label Love
Ink:  Crumb Cake and Lost Lagoon

Cardstock: Crumb Cake and Lost Lagoon and Very Vanilla

Punches:  Artisan Label and Scalloped Tag Topper
Ribbon: 1 1/4"  (3.2 cm) Burlap Ribbon

A simple card

This is a quick and easy card.  I used Pistachio Pudding cardstock but discovered that I didn't have any matching ribbon and the white organza ribbon just didn't work.  I watered down some pistachio pudding reinker and dyed the white ribbon.  I made mine quite light but the more dye you add to the water, the deeper the colour.  I also used the Simply Pressed Clay and the Blossom Mold.  I dyed the clay with the reinker before I placed it in the mold.

Thanks for stopping by.
Sharon

Supplies Used
Stamps:  Mosaic Madness and Label Love
Ink:  Baked Brown Sugar and Pistachio Pudding ReinkerCardstock:  Pistachio Pudding and Whisper White

Ribbon:  5/8” (1.6cm) Organza Ribbon
Punches:  Mosaic
Other:  Blossoms Simple Pressed Clay Mold and Simply Pressed Clay

Mixing old and new

I mixed an existing stamp set with a new one.  I love how Crisp Cantaloupe and Baked Brown Sugar go together.

Card Front



Card Inside

Supplies Used
Stamps:  Creative Elements and Label Love
Ink:  Baked Brown Sugar
Cardstock:  Baked Brown Sugar, Crisp Cantaloupe and Whisper White
Punches:  Artisan Label
Ribbon:  ½” (1.3 cm) Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon
Other:  Pearl Basic Jewels